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Woman who planned to kill Treasury Secretary Bessent gets six years in prison

Washington Post Politics Tuesday 18 August 2026, 21:26 UTC By Salvador Rizzo 1 min read
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A Massachusetts woman who traveled to D.C. last year and admitted that she planned to kill Scott Bessent, who was about to be confirmed as President Donald Trump’s secretary of the treasury, was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison. Democracy Dies in Darkness Courts & Law Woman who planned to kill Treasury Secretary Bessent gets six years in prison Riley English of Massachusetts turned herself in after entering the Capitol with two miniature molotov cocktails just before Scott Bessent’s...

A Massachusetts woman who traveled to D.C. last year and admitted that she planned to kill Scott Bessent, who was about to be confirmed as President Donald Trump’s secretary of the treasury, was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison. Democracy Dies in Darkness Courts & Law Woman who planned to kill Treasury Secretary Bessent gets six years in prison Riley English of Massachusetts turned herself in after entering the Capitol with two miniature molotov cocktails just before Scott Bessent’s Senate confirmation.
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